Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Immigration.
It is really important to clarify why the government is actually condoning the smuggling of children into Canada.
During the gulf war, Masomé Aliabadi was separated from her children. It took her two years to find out where her children were. They had been smuggled into Canada and in fact were here on a minister's permit.
It has now been four years that Masomé has been in this country trying to be reunited with her family. She has refugee status in Denmark and her husband is there. She has been obstructed at every turn and she now has leukemia. All she wants is to be with her family and the minister will not allow this.
Since Masomé cannot be returned with her children to Denmark, will the minister at least let the father come to Canada to help her?